CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 21 -- The Broad Institute issued the following news on Feb. 19, 2024: By Sarah C.P. Williams By analyzing millions of small genetic differences across a person's genome, researchers can calculate a polygenic risk score to estimate someone's lifetime odds of developing a certain disease. Over the past decade, scientists have developed these risk scores for dozens of diseases, including heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes, and cancer, with the hope that patient more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing many of the world's largest companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and other global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release: * * * * Food Emissions 50 Company Benchmark found 37 companies have disclosed supply chain emissions and 32 have set emission reduction targets that include scope 3 * Yum Brands! is first benchmarked company to r more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The Broad Institute issued the following news: By Claire Hendershot An international collaboration of research teams has conducted the largest and most ancestrally diverse genome-wide association study for type 2 diabetes (T2D). By analyzing the DNA of 2.5 million participants, the researchers identified over 600 regions in the genome that are associated with increased risk for T2D, including 145 that had not been previously linked to the disorder. more PR

QUINCY, Massachusetts, Feb. 23 -- The National Fire Protection Association issued the following news release: The National Fire Protection Association(R) (NFPA(R)) Board of Directors has appointed a new member to the NFPA Standards Council. Tracey Bellamy of Telgian Corporation was appointed by the Board in November 2023. He began serving a three-year term on January 1, 2024. Tracey Bellamy is an active member of several NFPA standards committees as well as the Society of Fire Protection Engin more PR